Friday, December 27, 2013

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Thursday, December 26, 2013

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Here's another gem from the DAT archive of releases that were scheduled to come out on Overkill Records. Bowel featured the Melnicks, Tony Pines and Mean Steve.  I would say that it can be best described as the Melnick's tongue-in-cheek take on early 90's death metal/grindcore with some excellent mid-paced stomp parts thrown in as well. After Overkill Records folded, Rotten Fecal Duct was released on Dark Empire Records as an 8 track...

Monday, December 23, 2013

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Looking back, the early days of Harkonen seems like a wild ride.  Although they became well known as a three piece associated with Hydra Head Records, between 1996 and 1999, Harkonen had a multitude of lineup changes that saw various singers and guitar players come and go.  Due to familial relations, this was also the period of time where it wasn't uncommon to hear someone refer to Harkonen as "baby Botch". Recorded in October of 1996...

Saturday, December 21, 2013

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Our friends in 7 Generations have just released their final EP. This was recorded just before the band broke up but never saw the light of day. The EP will be available today (December 21, 2013) at 12 noon PST. Here's what the band had to say regarding the EP: "Dear friends Over the course of our final year as a band, we had recoded some songs that were never released. As of December 2013 they will be available as a digital download for a...

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

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Florida-based metallic hardcore outfit Blistered has just announced their signing with 6131 Records, a label based out of Los Angeles, California, joining the likes of Strife, Downpresser, Rotting Out, and more. The band has also released a new track, entitled "Rusted", that can be found on the 12" EP "Soul Erosion" coming out in March. Blistered is heavily influenced by bands like Buried Alive, Morning Again, and Chokehold, and is sure to appeal...

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

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Now that we're all aware that the Systems Overload lineup of Integrity are playing the A389 Records bash in January, some more great news has come to light in the form of a new track recorded by said lineup. A snippet of  Beyond The Realm Of The VVitch can now be heard on the A389 bandcamp page, and a one sided 7" will be released in time for the bash with a skull etched b-side. (A389-137) INTEGRITY 7th Revelation: Beyond The Realm...
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As was reported today on Lambgoat, a new Earth Crisis record will surface next year on Candlelight Records.  Here's the details. Candlelight Records today confirms March 3rd for Europe and March 4th as the North American release date for Salvation of Innocents, the label debut from hardcore/metal pioneers Earth Crisis. Mixed by Zeuss (Agnostic Front, Terror, Hatebreed), the album and its lead single, "The Morbid Glare," will be available...

Monday, December 9, 2013

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Funerals are a newer band that spread across multiple cities in Oregon.  They play heavy hardcore in the vein of Disembodied, and recently released a demo, titled Human Ruin, that can be streamed below. Funerals - Human Ruin [demo 2013] http://funeralscult.bandcamp.com/ ...

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

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Lambgoat.com has reported that Burn It Down has uploaded an unreleased song. I haven't had a chance to hear it yet because I'm walking out the door to work but based on the band's description, my hopes are high. You can hear the song by clicking here: Burn It Down Unreleased S...

Sunday, December 1, 2013

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My friend and fellow Cave In lover found some old negatives, remember film? and came across some amazing live photos from 2003. This one's my favorite. Thanks Matt Mentley! ...